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Fast tracking deployment of chickpea heat tolerance to develop chickpea varieties with improved high temperature tolerance
Chickpea is the most important pulse crop in Australian farming systems and the largest in terms of production, cultivated area and export. High temperature is a threat to current and future chickpea production, impacting both yield and grain quality. Chickpea is vulnerable to high temperature during the reproductive phase and...
12 Feb 2024 - 31 Mar 2028
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Progressing fleabane weed biocontrol solutions for the Australian grains industry
Fleabanes (including flaxleaf and tall fleabane) are amongst the most damaging crop weeds in Australia, resulting in reduced crop production and increased chemical herbicide costs. The rapid spread of some herbicide resistant populations of fleabane is making it increasingly difficult for growers to manage these weeds, especially in summer fallow....
2 Jan 2024 - 30 Dec 2027
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Improving physiological understanding and crop yield of early sown wheat genotypes under constrained environments
Winter wheat varieties allow growers in southern Australia to start sowing earlier, which can help get more farm area sown on time and increases average farm yield. Winter wheat can also be grazed by livestock and harvested for grain without reducing grain yield. However, whilst winter wheat sown early produces...
15 Dec 2023 - 30 Jun 2027
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilisers in the grains industry: an opportunity to reduce GHG emissions and increase Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE)
This investment will explore the role of Enhanced Efficiency Fertiliser (EEF) technologies to maximise nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and optimise crop production whilst minimising environmental impacts (e.g., greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions of N2O) within the Australian grains industry. There is increasing pressure from markets, consumers and government to reduce GHG...
1 Apr 2024 - 31 May 2028
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Sandy Soils II: Management to sustain production potential in the low to medium rainfall environments of the Southern cropping region
In the southern cropping region of Australia (including South Australia and Victoria) a three-component program to tackle key challenges of 1) where, how and when to ameliorate sands; 2) evidence-based strategic and tactical management to sustain production potential; and 3) an integrated, multi-faceted approach to knowledge sharing and capability development....
25 Mar 2024 - 30 Jun 2028
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
New metrics to quantify biological function and resilience in soils
Biological function in soils, such as nutrient cycling, C storage and turnover, water maintenance, soil structure and biotic regulation are integral for soil health and resilience. Such soil processes are critical for the sustainability of Australian agriculture and its interaction with overall ecosystem health at landscape scales. The capacity of...
8 Jan 2024 - 30 Oct 2026
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Quantifying greenhouse gas emissions from the decomposition of crop residue
The grains baseline Greenhouse Gas (GHG) report indicated on-farm GHG emissions from crop residues account for 20.4% of total emissions, of which 89% is due to decomposition of residues left in the field. The lack of country specific crop residue decomposition data is a major deficiency in the National Inventory...
1 Feb 2024 - 31 Mar 2027
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Towards developing improved resistance to BGM in chickpea and lentil.
Botrytis grey mould (BGM), caused by Botrytis cinerea in chickpea and B. cinerea and B. fabae in lentils, poses a significant biotic stress challenge to Australian pulse production. While some Australian lentil varieties show moderate resistance to BGM, all current chickpea varieties are susceptible. Limited information exists regarding the identification...
22 Mar 2024 - 1 Mar 2027
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
MU: Calcium requirements of Australian pest snails and the impact of liming
Botrytis grey mould (BGM), caused by Botrytis cinerea in chickpea and B. cinerea and B. fabae in lentils, poses a significant biotic stress challenge to Australian pulse production. While some Australian lentil varieties show moderate resistance to BGM, all current chickpea varieties are susceptible. Limited information exists regarding the identification...
1 Feb 2024 - 31 Dec 2028
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Achieving improved genetic gain for yield in chickpea, faba bean and lentil using genetic diversity
The low profitability of some pulse production in Australia can be addressed by enhancing crop productivity, in addition to creating markets. Chickpea, lentil and faba bean production encounter challenges due to limited genetic diversity, resulting in meagre yield improvements of less than 0.5 per cent per year. The primary cause...
15 Mar 2024 - 19 Mar 2029
Australian Capital Territory, Australia